Under the cover of war
Subtitle: the Zionist expulsion of the Palestinians
By: Rosemarie M. Esber
Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Publisher: Arabicus Books & Media
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Alexandria, VA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 439
ISBN-13: 9780981513133
Subjects: Politics and government; Zionism; Jews; Palestinian Arab Refugees; Arabs; History; Jewish-Arab relations
Description: "Under the Cover of War presents a critical examination of the last six months of the British Palestine mandate, November 1947 to mid-May 1948. Unpublished military and diplomatic sources and new, original refugee interviews support the Palestinians account of their Nakba (catastrophe)"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [408]-422) and index.
Table of contents: title: The creation of Palestinian refugees : a historical perspective; title: Mandate Palestine : prelude to war and displacement; title: Zionist militarism and Arab population "transfer"; title: Creating a vacuum : the British withdrawal; title: From provocation and reprisal to open warfare; title: The collapse of the Palestinian Arab community; title: The de-Arabization of Haifa; title: "Cleansing" Jaffa and the Coastal Plain; title: The shattering of Arab Palestine; title: A pattern and practice of iIntimidation and violence.